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Random error Systematic error
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58.3 0.234 In experimental data, the first uncertain figure is the last significant figure.
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significant figure: The number of significant digits in a quantity is the minimum number of digits needed to express the quantity in scientific notation..
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Adding and subtracting with sig figs:
Keep least sig figs beyond the decimal point
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Adding and subtracting with sig figs:
Keep least sig figs beyond the decimal point WATCH OUT: SAME POWERS OF 10!
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Multiplying and dividing with sig figs:
Keep least sig figs.
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